IV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

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IV Army Corps
IV. Armeekorps
IV Armeekorps emblem.svg
Emblem of the IV Corps
Active1 October 1934 – 31 January 1943
20 July 1943 – 10 October 1944
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Branch Army
Type Corps
Panzer corps
Role Armoured warfare
Size Corps
Garrison/HQ Dresden
Engagements World War II

IV Corps (IV. Armeekorps) was a corps level command of the German Army (Wehrmacht) before and during World War II.

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History

The IV Army Corps was formed on 1 October 1934 in Wehrkreis IV (4th Military District) in Dresden by the expansion of the 4th Infantry Division of the Reichswehr.

It was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad on 31 January 1943 and reformed on 20 July 1943.
The Corps was again destroyed in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, and its commander killed.
The Corps was redesignated as IV Panzer Corps on 10 October 1944 and as Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle on 27 November 1944. [1]

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References

  1. Lexikon der Wehrmacht Accessed: 2 June 2012
  2. Axis History Accessed: 2 June 2012